Aug 15 Peter Marshall, 'Hollywood Squares' host and Broadway star, dies at 98 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Marshall helped define the form of the smooth, professional, but never-too-serious modern game show host on more than 5,000 episodes of the series that ran on NBC from 1966 to 1981. Continue reading
Aug 15 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in 'Friends' star Matthew Perry's death By Andrew Dalton, Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press Perry died in October due to a ketamine overdose and received several injections of the drug on the day he died from his live-in personal assistant. Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: 'The Election' — the 2024 Hutchins Forum By News Desk Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. will host the 2024 Hutchins Forum, focused on the 2024 election. Continue reading
Aug 15 How schools in Oklahoma are responding to a new Bible mandate By Adam Kemp Oklahoma’s top education official issued a mandate over the summer that Oklahoma classrooms must now incorporate the Bible in lesson plans. As the school year begins, several of the state’s largest school districts say they determine what is taught. Continue reading
Aug 15 Pentagon will require cognitive assessments to protect military personnel from 'blast overpressure' By David Sharp, Associated Press The Defense Department is going to require cognitive assessments for new personnel as part of updated guidance aimed at protecting personnel from “blast overpressure” as leaders seek to mitigate risks of brain injury associated with repeated blasts. Continue reading
Aug 15 At least 1 arrest made in connection to Matthew Perry's overdose death, law enforcement source says By Michael Balsamo, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press An assistant found Perry face down in his hot tub on Oct. 28, and paramedics who were called immediately declared him dead. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 7:16 The deadly risks migrants face to cross the land bridge between North and South America By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan Illegal border crossings into the United States from Mexico have dropped in the last few months. But further south, hundreds of thousands of migrants are making dangerous journeys through the Darien Gap, one of the world’s most treacherous jungles. “Seventy… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 7:56 Why Baltimore is seeing more drug overdose deaths than any other American city By Christopher Booker, Mike Fritz More than 100,000 Americans are dying from drug overdoses every year, largely from the synthetic opioid fentanyl. But in recent years, no city has been hit as hard as Baltimore when it comes to overdose deaths. Special Correspondent Chris Booker… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 5:21 NASA weighs options for bringing stranded astronauts home amid Boeing spacecraft problems By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant, Miles O'Brien NASA and Boeing are grappling with how best to bring two U.S. astronauts back to Earth. Originally planned to last just eight days, leaks and other technical issues suffered by Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on its way to the International Space… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 11:51 Jamie Dimon on how economic inequality fueled political polarization and what can be done By Judy Woodruff, Christine Romo, Frank Carlson, Connor Seitchik From trade to diversity to immigration, many U.S. corporations are navigating a divisive political climate on a range of issues that impact their businesses. The CEO of the nation’s largest bank, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, has been speaking out… Continue watching